It’s ok, teacher. September is hard. We understand. thegreathandshake.com/blog/2019/9/15…

If a Black student has a Black teacher before the end of third grade, they're 13% more likely to go to college. If they have two Black teachers before the end of third grade, they're 32% more likely to go to college. Investing in public education and in HBCUs matters.

‘Le pause’ and ‘le teacher’ and the end of ‘le weekend’ and happy Sunday. @pameladruck Ed Post 🎓 Teacher2Teacher thegreathandshake.com/blog/2019/11/1…

We can’t have it both ways. We can’t secure advantages for ourselves, and claim to care about the greater good. Pick one.Ida Bae Wells IntegratedSchools @integratenyc thegreathandshake.com/blog/2019/11/3…

To be clear. I’m not pro or anti charter. I’m not pro or anti trad public school. I’m pro schools that work. I’m anti a commoditized system of education which equates wealth with access. Education should be a public good. It never has been. Wake up.

thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/1/5/… IntegratedSchools , Courtney inspired a lot of us. She will be missed.

Teachers- We’re not supposed take this stuff personally. But damn! This isn’t that boring! Begin “when I was in school” shit. thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/2/9/… #teachergoals #teacher #highschool

You’ve been in that PD. 5 times before. We can have higher standards folks. Cult of Pedagogy thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/2/23…

Ahhh. J Gonz is the best.

A few weeks later... I’m still grabbing for words to describe this moment.

Y’all. We have to think about ALL that school does. I’m worried about learning. But there’s more. thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/4/4/…

Why We Should Be Worried About Our Students via The Great Handshake thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/4/4/…

Words aren’t enough. They never were. Now is a moment to act for equity. White parents.... I’m talking to you. Act for our black and brown students. Ida Bae Wells I would be honored if you read this. IntegratedSchools keep pushing this forward. thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/5/30…

Boom!

A good, quick read from The Great Handshake. Enter carefully, though: The message is not to disregard the very real fears of teachers about reopening schools, but to think bigger when considering the very real needs of our students. thegreathandshake.com/blog/2020/7/12…

I wish we all #Teachers made decisions in the classroom more like Kamala Harris makes decisions. About decisions, seems like Joe Biden made a pretty good one today. #BidenHarris2020 thegreathandshake.com/blog/2019/8/4/…

“Objectively, it seems that America has decided that the choice to return to school is the best option for white children, but we have also decided that remaining virtual is the ONLY option for many black children.” thegreathandshake.com/blog/2021/2/11… worth a read.